Flash CS5

Key Features:

New text engine—Take control over your text with print-quality typography via the new Text Layout Framework. Work with columns and bidirectional text, and maintain layout and formatting with greater fidelity when importing from other Adobe products.

XML-based FLA source files—Manage and modify projects using source control systems and collaborate on files more easily. An XML-based nonbinary implementation of the FLA format allows projects and associated assets to function as items in a directory or folder.

Code Snippets panel—Quickly include functional code for timeline navigation, actions, animation, audio and video, and event handlers. Reduce the ActionScript® 3 learning curve and promote greater creativity by injecting prebuilt code into projects.

Enhanced ActionScript editor—Increase development speed with an improved ActionScript editor, including custom class code hinting and code completion. Start projects and grasp the fundamentals of using ActionScript code more quickly, or reference your own code or external code libraries more efficiently.

Improved Adobe Creative Suite integration—Enhance your productivity and workflow when using Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, and Flash Builder™. Leverage the FXG graphics file format and integration with Adobe Mini Bridge for digital asset management.

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Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 software is an approachable new interaction design tool. Transform Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and Fireworks® artwork into expressive, fully interactive projects without writing code, and leverage the reach and consistency of the Adobe Flash Platform.

Flash Catalyst is included in the following suites:

Adobe Creative Suite® 5 Design Premium
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection

Key Features:

Approachable interaction design—Create expressive interfaces and interactive content without writing code. Designers can define behaviors and control sophisticated interactions with simple menu-based commands without requiring any development or coding skills.

Interactive components—Turn static Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks artwork into interactive components and add interactions that respond to user input. Interfaces and interactive content can appear with a branded look and feel, as the design requires.

Smooth animated transitions—Graphically edit and create animated transitions between pages or states of components. Designers can extend their creativity by creating engaging experiences with objects that move and smoothly fade in and out.

Design-time data—Define and preview the look and behavior of dynamic data quickly and easily. Similar to using placeholder text or images, you can use mock data without having to actually connect to a back-end system.

Video and dynamic media—Integrate video, sound effects, and dynamic media as easily as working with static artwork, and then add interactions to control their playback. Even import SWF files that you can play from a specific frame.

*Concurrent Licenses allow you to license only those computers in a lab situation that would be used at any one time.  Example: A lab contains 50 computers... if only 35 computers are ever used at one time, then you may purchase 35 concurrent licenses and load the program on all 50 computers.  If, however, a 36th person uses that program at any one time, you would be out of compliance with the license agreement.  This type of license is rarely purchased, but it could save money if you are certain that only a limited number of machines will be used at any one time in a computer lab.

**Maintenance gives the customer unlimited upgrades until the date indicated.  Maintenance should be ordered in an equal quantity as the license order, although this is not mandatory.   For Adobe CLP contract orders, all maintenance expires on the same date and the prices are prorated accordingly.